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Cantata BWV 134a Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht

Ref.: BWV 134a
German Title: Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht
English Title: Time, that creates days and years (by Richard Stokes)
Event: Birthday Cantata on New Year's Day (Serenata) 1719 for the Royal House of Anhalt-KöthenReadings: Epistle: Galatians 3: 23-29; Gospel: Luke 2: 21Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Turning Time
Composed: Köthen, 17191st performance: January 1, 1719 - Köthen
Text: Christian Friedrich Hunold
BWV 134a: Text:German-1 | German-6 German-7Translations:English-1 English-3I English-3P English-6 English-10 Catalan-1 Polish-2 Russian-3 Spanish-7
Scoring: Soloists: Alto [Providence], Tenor [Time]; 4-part ChorusOrchestra: 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Recitative [T, A] | Mvt. 2: Aria [T] Mvt. 3: Recitative [T, A] Mvt. 4: Aria - Duet [A, T] Mvt. 5: Recitative [A, T] Mvt. 6: Aria [A] Mvt. 7: Recitative [T, A] Mvt. 8: Chorus
Scores: BWV 134a Scores:Score BGA [3.50 MB] | Score BGA Anh [0.87 MB]Autograph Score (Facsimile):D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 18 [Bach Digital]
References: BWV 134a=BWV 134.1 References: BGA: XXXIV [inc.] | NBA: I/35 BC: G 5 Zwang: W 6 First Published: BG, 1881 [inc.] Autograph score (facsimile): Paris, Bibliothèque Nationala [inc.] Bach Digital
Commentaries: BWV 134a Commentaries: English:BCW | Crouch All Music Mincham Nielsen [Danish] EvH [Dutch] Role [French]
Music: Music Examples
Discussions: Week of March 17, 2002; Week of March 26, 2006; Week of August 2, 2009; Week of March 27, 2016; Week of July 1, 2018
1 Bach Kantaten (BWV 36b, BWV 134a) [C-4]
Cantata BWV 134a [39:00]
Wolfgang Unger
Leipziger Universitätschor / Pauliner Barockensemble
Counter-tenor: Matthias Koch; Tenor: Nils Giesecke PBE: Oboe I: Günter Strobelt; Oboe II: Norbert Kaschel; Violins 1: Konstanze Beyer, Ronny Mausolf, Werner Thomsch, Dörthe Geißler; Violins 2: Eckhard Kiesling, Hans Gette, Eva-Maria Mehling; Violas: Matthias Sannemüller (I), Hermann Schicketanz (II), Werner Harazim (I), Stephan Scharf (ll); Violoncellos: Thomas Fritzsch, Hans-Rüdiger Hulsch; Violone: Achim Beyer; Bassoon: Stefan Pantzier; Harpsichord: Ulrike Wappler
Thorofon Oct 1996 CD / TT: 67:06
Recorded at Bethanienkirche, Leipzig, Germany.Recording Supervision: Maria Suschke. Buy this album at: CD (1997): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk Amazon.deCD (2000): Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.de ArkivMusic
2 J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 10Bach-2000 Vol. 5 - Secular Cantatas [B-0]
Cantata BWV 134a [20:02]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Chorus Master: Ulrike Grösch)
Alto: Michael Chance; Tenor: Paul Agnew ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Jonathan Manson (Cello); Patrick Beaugireaud (Oboe) ABC: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Els Bongers, Loes Groot Antink, Francine van der Heijden, Vera Lansink; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Marleene Goldstein, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Andreas Gisler, Henk Gunneman, Joost van der Linden, Geraint Roberts, John Wright; Basses: Kees van Hees, Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Hans Wijers ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Marc Cooper, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Catherine Martin, Fanny Pestalozzi, Alida Schat, Sylvia Schweinberger, Sebastiaan van Vucht; Violas: Martin Kelly, Jane Rogers; Cellos: Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones; Double-bass: Nicholas Pap; Oboes: Patrick Beaugireaud, Michel Henry, Stefaan Verdegem; Bassoon: Marc Vallon; Organ, Harpsichord: Ton Koopman [recitatives & arias]; Organ: Matthew Halls [choir]; Lute: Mike Fentross
Erato 8573-8022-2Antoine Marchand CC-72210=Teldec Oct 1998 3-CD / TT: 224:013-CD / TT: 224:01MP3 / TT: 223:2711-CD / TT:
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen.See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 10 - conducted by Ton Koopman **Listen on YouTube:**Cantata BWV 134a: Complete Cantata [36:00] | Complete Cantata [36:00] Buy this album at: Erato 3-CD (2000): Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.deAntoine Marchand 3-CD (2006): Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.de ArkivMusicMusic Download 3-CD: Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.de ClassicsOnline iTunesTeldec 11-CD (2000): Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.de
3 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 139 - Congratulatory and Hommage Cantatas (BWV 30a, 36c, 36b, 134a, 173a)
Cantata BWV 134a [36:08]
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Marcus Ullmann BCS: Oboes: Ingo Goritzki, Hedda Rothweiler; Bassoon: Günther Pfitzenmaier; Violins 1: Walter Forchert (Georg Egger [solo]), Thomas Gehring, Eva Maria König (Ottavia Egger, Rahel Rilling, Peter Prislin), Christina Eychmüller; Violins 2: Thomas Hang, Gerd-Uwe Klein, Gunhild Bertheau, Gotelind Himmler, Antje Lindemann; Violas: Wolfgang Berg, Axel Breuch (Nancy Sullivan), Carolin Kriegbaum; Solo Cello: Francis Gouton [Continuo], Matthias Wagner; Double-bass: Harro Benz; Harpsichord: Boris Kleiner
Hänssler 92.139= Apr 7-8, 2000 2-CD / TT: 121:14MP3 / TT: 121:44
Recorded at Stadthalle Leonberg, Germany.Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Heidelberg; Producer: Richard Hauck. **Listen on YouTube:**CD-2: Cantatas BWV 134a, BWV 173a [55:19] Buy this album at: 2-CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk Amazon.de ArkivMusicMusic Download: Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.de iTunes
4 J.S. Bach: Secular Cantatas Vol. 2 (BWV 208, BWV 134a)
Cantata BWV 134a [34:56]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Alto [Göttliche Vorsehung]: Damien Guillon; Tenor [Zeit]: Makoto SakuradaChorus: Sopranos: Joanne Lunn, Sophie Junker, Minae Fujisaki, Yoshie Hida; Altos: Damien Guillon, Hiroya Aoki, Tamaki Suzuki, Chiharu Takahashi; Tenors: Makoto Sakurada, Yusuke Fujii, Hiroto Ishikawa, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Roderick Williams, Daisuke Fujii, Toru Kaku, Chiyuki UranoOrchestra: Oboe I: Masamitsu San'nomiya; Oboe II: Atsuko Ozaki; Bassoon: Yukiko Murakami; Violins 1: Natsumi Wakamatsu [Leader], Paul Herrera, Yuko Takeshima; Violins 2: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Yukie Yamaguchi; Violas: Hiroshi Narita, Mina FukazawaContinuo: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Violone: Takashi Konno; Harpsichord: Masaaki Suzuki, Masato Suzuki
BIS SACD-1971= Jul 2011 SACD / TT: 74:40MP3 / TT: 73:17
Recorded at the MS&AD Shirakawa Hall, Nagoya, Japan.Tuner: Akimi Hayashi; Producer: Andreas Ruge; Sound Engineer: Matthias Spitzbarth; Post-production: Editing: Andreas Ruge; Mixing: Matthias Spitzbarth; Executive Producer: Robert von Bahr. Buy this album at: SACD (2012): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk Amazon.de ArkivMusicSACD (2012): Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.deMusic Download: iTunes
5 "Bach in Köthen" - Musik im Französischen Kammerton (J.S. Bach: Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht) [C-4]
Cantata BWV 134a: Mvt. 3-4 [10:11] (from a complete performance)
Hermann Max
Das Kleine Konzert
Tenor: Immo Schröder; Counter-tenor: Franz Vitzthum
YouTube Sep 25, 2011 Audio / TT:
Recorded live at Basilika, Köthen (Anhalt), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, in the frame of Köthener Bach Festtage. Broadcast by MDR. **Listen on YouTube:**Cantata BWV 134a: Mvt. 3: Recitative [T, A] + Aria - Duet [A, T] [10:11]

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2002 - April 2016)